ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the format of the woodfuel matrix and its data requirements. It illustrates the utility of the framework through the presentation of results from two scenarios: one assuming that all woodfuel demands are satisfied and the other assuming conditions of sustained yield. To a large extent the development of the woodfuel matrix was initiated in response to the perceived limitations of the energy accounting model known as the LDC Energy Alternatives Planning Model (LEAP). The LEAP is consistent with a planning approach which defines the woodfuel cycle as the key to Kenya's immediate energy future. Since cooking is the most important domestic end use in Kenya the household was defined as the basic woodfuel consumption unit. Further simplification resulted by assuming an average household size of five persons for all districts and social groups, despite some evidence of a certain regional and social variability in Kenya.
